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Heard about this some long time ago, but saw it on Hill and Gully yessideh...
This river in St. Ann
has qualities that allows a fire to burn on it's surface.[see the pic]
Was really interesting to watch and hear the local folks speak of it's medicinal qualities as well....one man seh im all cook food there.<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">
HISTORY OF FIRE POND – (According to Legend)
One morning a long time ago, a young lady came to the pond to have her morning bath. She saw a cluster of ripe oranges hanging over the pond from a nearby tree. She decided to pick some but realised that there was a wasp nest on the oranges.
She decided to make a torch and use it to burn away the nest so she could retrieve the oranges. The stick fell from her hand and into the water. Immediately, to her fright, the water caught fire. She rushed back home screaming and told her parents that ‘duppies’ or ghosts were in the pond. Her parents later told her that no ghosts were there and that it was where slaves used to come for healing. Since then, she has been taking her bath in the pond from the time she discovered it. She was 20 years old then, and she is now 109. It has been called ‘Fire Pond’ ever since.</span>
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This river in St. Ann
has qualities that allows a fire to burn on it's surface.[see the pic]Was really interesting to watch and hear the local folks speak of it's medicinal qualities as well....one man seh im all cook food there.<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">
HISTORY OF FIRE POND – (According to Legend)
One morning a long time ago, a young lady came to the pond to have her morning bath. She saw a cluster of ripe oranges hanging over the pond from a nearby tree. She decided to pick some but realised that there was a wasp nest on the oranges.
She decided to make a torch and use it to burn away the nest so she could retrieve the oranges. The stick fell from her hand and into the water. Immediately, to her fright, the water caught fire. She rushed back home screaming and told her parents that ‘duppies’ or ghosts were in the pond. Her parents later told her that no ghosts were there and that it was where slaves used to come for healing. Since then, she has been taking her bath in the pond from the time she discovered it. She was 20 years old then, and she is now 109. It has been called ‘Fire Pond’ ever since.</span>
xtra xtra read all about it
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